Josh Frydenberg's big-spending budget

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Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has handed down what is expected to be the government’s last budget before the next federal election.

Josh Frydenberg’s big-spending budget

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has handed down what is expected to be the government’s last budget before the next federal election. Today, chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton on what’s in the budget, and what it says about the government’s political priorities.

Guest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton.

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